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Re: House Republicans seek probe of D.C. monument closures

Originally Posted by TheNextEra

In all honesty, the right is playing games in regards to the ACA. If they don't like it, win elections and get it defunded. What the right is doing would be the equivalent of the left (when Bush was in charge) of demanding that we get out of Iraq or they wouldn't fund the government. The GOP needs to win elections, or quit whining.

If the GOP REALLY wanted to curb spending, they wouldn't tack on their OWN pork to projects. They and the Dems are just different sides of the same pathetic coin.

I'd actually have ALOT more respect for Democrats if they did demand we get out of Iraq in exchange for funding.

Re: House Republicans seek probe of D.C. monument closures

Originally Posted by ReformCollege

The assumptions here aren't based in reality. They are greatly underestimating how much the subsides will cost over the long term.

And you know this because ?

I know our health insurance has sky rocketed over the last 40 years.
DH is self employed so we are fully aware of the price of health insurance over the last 40 years.
The last couple of years the cost has finally slowed.

Last edited by minnie616; 10-10-13 at 07:33 AM.

When it comes to matters of reproduce health, Politicians and the religious dogma of another faith should never interfere with religious liberty of an individual or her faith.

Re: House Republicans seek probe of D.C. monument closures

Originally Posted by rocket88

That is reasonable, but I haven't seen where they're willing to fund it with that tax removed. I'd like to see your source on that.

I would be more interested in how they were going to fund if the CR they are going to pass fully funded the government. It doesn't. It falls short and is going to require over a half trillion in borrowing.

We went from sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me to safe spaces.

Re: House Republicans seek probe of D.C. monument closures

Originally Posted by Jack Hays

There are public restrooms (Men and Women) on the property.

Of the national mall in general, not in the memorial itself. And Im sure people would be fine without them, since its supposed to be shutdown. The point however was the abuse of power and political manuvering needs to be investigated, not the operation itself. We have park employees on record saying they were told to make like miserable.

Re: House Republicans seek probe of D.C. monument closures

Originally Posted by minnie616

And you know this because ?

I know our health insurance has sky rocketed over the last 40 years.
DH is self employed so we are fully aware of the price of health insurance over the last 40 years.
The last couple of years the cost has finally slowed.

Because they cut reimbursements by the gov. And I can tell you, it's going to hurt quality as providers lay off workers ( or those workers quit) and cut services.

But the exchanges don't run on gov reimbursements. They are private insurance plans, and the restrictions they've put on them will drive up the prices. It's not important what they overall medical spending is, all that matters is what the price of premiums are, and that's what will skyrocket.

Re: House Republicans seek probe of D.C. monument closures

Originally Posted by ReformCollege

Because they cut reimbursements by the gov. And I can tell you, it's going to hurt quality as providers lay off workers ( or those workers quit) and cut services.

But the exchanges don't run on gov reimbursements. They are private insurance plans, and the restrictions they've put on them will drive up the prices. It's not important what they overall medical spending is, all that matters is what the price of premiums are, and that's what will skyrocket.

I disagree. The cost of healthcare is already being curbed.
I see it in our personal premiums and even Forbes admits that costs are being curbed.
Read the Forbes article I linked.

When it comes to matters of reproduce health, Politicians and the religious dogma of another faith should never interfere with religious liberty of an individual or her faith.

Re: House Republicans seek probe of D.C. monument closures

Originally Posted by jonny5

Of the national mall in general, not in the memorial itself. And Im sure people would be fine without them, since its supposed to be shutdown. The point however was the abuse of power and political manuvering needs to be investigated, not the operation itself. We have park employees on record saying they were told to make like miserable.

They are immediately adjacent to the memorial, and were constructed when it was.

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